Sitting for too long is bad for your health

Appendicitis Miles of trouble originating from a centimetre

Appendix is a tube shaped organ believed to be a remnant from a time that our ancestors relied on plants as their main source of energy.

Myth Buster

MYTH: Eating pineapple and unripe papaw can cause a pregnant woman to miscarry.  

Here comes the Osteoarthritis patient creaking, limping and grinding!

There are different kinds of programs conducted to prevent non-communicable diseases in  Sri Lanka as well as around the world. But the majority of elders suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee joint worldwide. 

What’s that clicking creaky noise?

Are you worried about the noises that your knee makes? Some call it a clicking sensation. Others describe this as a creaky, cracking or scratching noise. This usually happens when the knees move about, especially under pressure. Is this truly a dangerous condition? What are the reasons behind these types of noises?   

A depressing journey with a dementia patient

‘Isn’t it heart breaking to see your mother getting entrapped in the shadow of forgetfullness, little by little?  It’s frustrating when you feel that there’s nothing you can do about it. Often she can’t remember who you are.

‘Spec’-tacular Vision

Caring for your eyesight is very important. Defects and imperfections can cause hindrance to an individual’s eyesight. Eyesight weakens with age too. These problems are commonly addressed by using spectacles 

Sleep disorders in pregnancy linked to preterm birth

(Reuters Health) - Women who experience sleep disorders like insomnia and apnea during pregnancy may be more likely to deliver premature babies than pregnant women who don’t have trouble sleeping, a U.S. study suggests.  

Alcohol may impair tired drivers even if they aren’t drunk

Reuters Health - People with blood alcohol levels below the legal cutoff for being considered drunk may still be unsafe drivers if they’re also sleep deprived, a small experiment suggests.  

Regulating that overwhelming feeling of fear and worry

Have you ever worried before sitting for a test or when faced with a problem at work? Or even before making an important decision? Well it’s very normal to feel anxious over an issue and everybody has experienced anxiety.

Easing your wheezing

Wheezing is a general health condition that a lot of people experience, especially quite common in little children. It’s a whistling sound made while breathing that could occur either as a symptom of a disease or due to other causes and conditions.

Thinking of a heart attack? Read this!

The heart is the organ which pumps oxygenated blood around our body. It also has an extraordinary oxygen-rich blood supply to its own muscles. This feature helps maintain an efficient pumping mechanism, necessary to provide the required degree of perfusion to vital organs in the body.   

How pregnant women can deal with back pain

 Eighty percent of women will experience back pain at some point during pregnancy. The severity of this pain during pregnancy ranges from mild discomfort after standing for long periods of time to debilitating pain that interferes with daily life. 

BREAST MILK: BEST SOURCE OF NUTRITION

Investigating into the ‘control issues’ of the human body

As a part of our efforts to show our readers the subject of medicine in a different, more colourful light, we decided to take you through a different topic in the subject of ‘medical physiology’, otherwise known as the study of the functions of the body. Read on to see if this particular area of medicine may pique your interest.   

Myth Buster

MYTH: Tooth decay is mainly caused by sugar  

Exercise may reduce metabolic syndrome risk in workers

(Reuters Health) - Regular exercise outside of work can reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome in people whose jobs have them sitting most of the time, according to a small study from Brazil.   

Is the relationship with your inhaler a good one?

It’s time to clear the air regarding the little plastic lifesaver-better known as the inhaler- you use. The inhaler is another simple yet invaluable invention of modern medicine. This gadget makes taking treatment for lung conditions less of an encumbrance for both the doctor and the patient. But despite being around for decades, there are still so many misconceptions surrounding inhalers. In addition, a research done in UK has revealed tha

Food Poisoning: Your Stomach’s Nemesis

Food poisoning is an illness caused by eating contaminated food. It’s usually very trivial and just about everybody has experienced it, one way or another. It’s also a problem that can be easily avoided. Food poisoning is caused when the food item is contaminated with bacteria (such as Salmonella) or a virus (such as norovirus). It can also be contaminated with heavy metals such as mercury or copper or even chemicals such as pesticide

I spy with my stye eye!

Eyes are very important organs that deserve that extra effort to be taken care of. When considering medical complications related to the eyes, the list includes both harmless to harmful conditions that could even lead to blindness.

CRISPR fixes disease gene in human embryos

Scientists have used gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to fix a DNA mutation responsible for a common inherited disease -- successfully replacing a gene in defective embryos that can cause  heart failure.

Myth Buster

MYTH: You can only solve your hiccups by drinking water.    

How to select a walking aid!

In this article, I will attempt to simply explain about the great benefits of using walking aids. Walking aids or assistive devices help people with joint/movement problems to mobilise better. These devices also prevent falls and ease out joint pain by reducing the weight placed on leg joints.  

On the trail of people with eating disorders

There is no doubt that all of us love to have a perfect body with the ideal height and weight. Such bodies have super perfect features and are sharp and toned as well. Of course such an asset can boost our self-confidence. Thanks to social media, we do care about the way  we look more than before. 

The silent enemy of kidney disease

Diabetes Mellitus is an illness triggered by lack of insulin in the body or the body’s inability to use normal quantities of insulin, in accurate levels.  

How to tackle an infection in the Urinary Tract

The urinary system is the body’s principle pathway of getting rid of the waste and certain components like ions and drugs that are present in the blood in excess amount. When the blood supplied to the kidney goes through the minuscule nephrons-the functional units of the kidney- blood is filtered into it. 

The blood sucking pests behind your itchy scalp

Head Lice. The worst nightmare to any person with thick long hair. Although they may not be life threatening, head lice are one of the many nuisances one must endure as a child.

Look younger with therapeutic anti-ageing

With extended life expectancy, beauty and skin care are important factors in improving the of quality of life. Currently, numerous interventions are offered to rejuvenate the skin. Anti-ageing includes treatments for facial wrinkles, facial muscle tone and elasticity.

CLEAN HANDS SAVE LIVES

A Coughing Fit

Query:  “I am an 18-year-old boy who has been suffering from aggravated cough and phlegm for a while. It developed into a wheezing condition and I got medication for it. While the wheezing condition subsided, the phlegm condition persisted. After a few weeks of continuous coughing,